Rawson

Rawson is a hamlet in Town of Hampton, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Rawson is situated nearby to the hamlet Hamptonville, as well as near the neighborhood Hampton Hill Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fletcher Memorial Library.

Fletcher Memorial Library

Library

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Fletcher Memorial Library is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rawson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampton Hill Historic District and Hampton.

Hampton Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Hampton Hill Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Hampton, Connecticut, a small rural community in Windham County. It is a linear district, extending for about 1 mile along Connecticut Route 97, the major north-south route through the town, and laid out as a tree-lined boulevard. Hampton Hill Historic District is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rawson.

Hampton

Village

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Hampton is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 1,728 at the 2020 census. Hampton is situated 2 miles southeast of Rawson.

Chaplin

Village

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Chaplin is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The town was named for Deacon Benjamin Chaplin, an early settler. The population was 2,151 at the 2020 census. Chaplin is situated 3 miles west of Rawson.

Rawson

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Town of Hampton, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.80704° or 41° 48′ 25″ north

Longitude

-72.06924° or 72° 4′ 9″ west

Elevation

630 feet (192 metres)

Open location code

87H9RW4J+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158860849

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4841331

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